The tour supported the band's fourth album. North America: May 31 – September 23, 1989ĭanzig, Queensrÿche, Faith No More, Mortal Sin, The Cult Metallica went on the same festival tour, the second year in a row, and played in front of crowds numbering 40,000 to 53,000 people. Van Halen (headliner), Scorpions, Dokken, Living Colour, Kingdom Come The group went on the festival tour for the second time, with concerts in England and West Germany. īon Jovi, Dio, Anthrax, WASP, Cinderella The World Tour that followed introduced the new bassist, Jason Newsted. Later, during the European portion, a bus accident in Sweden killed bassist Cliff Burton. It was plagued with misfortune for the band, as the guitar technician John Marshall had to fill James Hetfield's place at the rhythm guitar twice due to wrist injury. The tour supported the band's third album Master of Puppets in which the headliner of the North American spring and summer portion was Ozzy Osbourne. North America: November 26 – December 20, 1986 The concert was at Donington Park, England, in front of 70,000 people. During the tour, Metallica played for the first time at the Monsters of Rock festival.
The band went on tour to support their second album, Ride the Lightning, gaining an attendance of 60,000 at a show in Oakland, California, at the Day on the Green festival. WASP (co-headliner), Armored Saint, Tank, ZZ Top, Marillion, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Magnum, Tommy Vance, Exodus North America: January 11 – March 19, 1985 The band had its first major European tour, with an average crowd of 1,300. Metallica played as supporting act for Venom, performing in front of 7,000 people at the Aardschok Festival in Zwolle, Netherlands. This was the first tour played as a band, and it supported their first album, Kill 'Em All. The band is among the most lucrative live bands, selling out half of their first 187 concerts held during the 2000s, and gaining an attendance of over 3.5 million people and a gross of over US$227 million. Their longest so far have been the Wherever We May Roam and World Magnetic Tours, which lasted 14 months and 20 months, respectively, with each having over 170 concerts. Metallica's first official tour was Kill 'Em All for One, which started in 1983 to promote their debut album. Some performances have been held in theaters, including two April 1999 shows alongside the San Francisco Symphony that were released as the album S&M. Some of these performances were later released as videos for special box set or DVD releases. One of the highest-attendance music concerts in history was held by AC/DC on September 28, 1991, at Tushino Airfield in Moscow, where unofficially 1.6 million people attended. They also held numerous concerts in stadiums, some of which featured crowds of over 100,000 people.
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Metallica has played many shows at major rock festivals such as Woodstock '94, Ozzfest, Monsters of Rock, Lollapalooza, Download Festival, Reading Festival, and Days on the Green. During these tours, South Africa as well as several countries in Central and South America, Asia, and Oceania were visited. The band also went on seven worldwide tours: Damage, Inc. The majority of these were played in the United States, but numerous concerts were also played in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany, among other countries. Since their first live gig at Radio City, Anaheim on March 14, 1982, Metallica has performed on all seven continents numbering live events every year (with the exception of 2001) in a total of over 1,600 shows. During the first years Metallica played in small festivals and as supporting acts on tours for bands such as Venom. The lead guitarist role was taken by Kirk Hammett (since 1983) after Dave Mustaine was fired from the band, who would then go on to form the band Megadeth. After his death, bassists Jason Newsted (1986–2001), and Robert Trujillo (since 2003) were recruited in the band.
Cliff Burton replaced McGovney in 1982 and played with the band until his death in 1986. Aside from Ulrich, the original lineup for some of the 1982 concerts included James Hetfield ( rhythm guitar and lead vocals), Dave Mustaine (lead guitar and backing vocals) and Ron McGovney (bass guitar). Metallica is an American heavy metal band, founded in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield. Metallica performing in Sweden for the World Magnetic Tour in 2009